Entry Word: separate

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 not the same or shared <we stayed in separate apartments on our vacation>

Synonyms different, individual, respective

Related Words disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, unalike, varied

Near Antonyms identical, selfsame, very

Antonyms same

2 not physically attached to another unit <the housing development has 200 separate homes, each with its own enclosed yard>

Synonyms detached, disconnected, discrete, freestanding, single, unattached, unconnected

Related Words independent, self-contained; individual, private

Antonyms attached, connected, joined

3 not being under the rule or control of another <a separate country> — see free 1
4 of, relating to, or belonging to a single person <separate interests> — see individual 1